LUNA-TICS TEAM ROOM: Year-round "Looney" fun.

[Kona2]

Today is the International Women's Day Challenge - and already half the designated erg for the money has been earned! To mark International Women's Day, Concept2 will be donating to organizations that promote sport and activity in the lives of women and girls. We will donate $5 for everyone who signs up to the challenge and does a 5000m piece (10,000m for the BikeErg) on March 8, to a maximum total amount of $15,000. There is STILL TIME to do this!

Speaking of international women, the Today show was in the background this AM...at least it was until I heard a Ukranian woman being interviewed about the bombing, and the trauma it brings. Destruction everywhere, and here's what she had to say:
"We are bombed every day, every night and nonstop. You know, sometimes we have an hour or two of quiet time. (Sounds of mortar) Sorry, it's bombing. Enjoy what you have, enjoy peace, it's really valuable. Don't take for granted what you have now, because it's so vulnerable." Those who experience deep loss due to other disasters and situations would probably echo those words, but they are my take to the heart words for the day.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

7.3 MM Wild Bill
2.7 MM Minnie
2.05 MM Gary
1.7 MM Judy
1.55 MM Brent
800 K Dennis
300 K Marios
250 K Karyn

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us! And welcome back to Andre!

GMan 1,038 m
Jason 1,537 m
JD 1,564 m
Dan O' 2,103 m
Frank 3,371 m
Andre 3,400 m
Titus 4,104 m




Shawn 5,000 m
Gene 5,018
Jeff F 5,118 m
Rick 5,675 m
Brent 6,011 m
Jodi 6,037 m
Marios 7,017 m
Jeff D 7,027 m
Maria 7,093 m
Wim 8,425 m



Angelo 10,000 m
Ken 10,000 m
Sergio 10,000 m
Judy 10,164 m
Robin 11,111 m...a one of a kind palindrome!
Eric 11,799 m
Andrew C 12,000 m
Carol W 12,017 m
Dennis 13,431 m...a palindrome!
David A 14,303 m
danwho 15,151 m...a palindrome!
Minnie 16,132 m

21,097 and more = mooners!

Gary 21,097 m...Viking mooner!
Ron 22,822 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Thor 23,127 m ... mooner!
Wild Bill 24,442 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Chip 32,079 m...mooner!
Karyn 70,479 m...emptied the meter piggy bank! And queen of the boat today!

[Kona2]

Behold the skateboard rack! I was in Colorado Springs at Colorado College for a safety conference today. I had never seen a skateboard rack, but there it was just outside of the cafeteria. And, that's also why the posting is a bit later.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

7.35 MM Wild Bill
6.9 MM Ron
6.8 MM Chip
3.95 MM David A
2.85 MM Thor
1.9 MM Howard
1.15 MM K2
1.1 MM Zach
850 K Wim
850 K Jeff D
850 K Steve W
400 K Scott
250 K Dan O'
250 K Tom R
200 K Titus

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Karyn 22 m
Tony 1,111 m...a palindrome!
JD 1,513 m
Ben 2,500 m
Titus 4,035 m
Tom Mc 4,209 m



Marios 5,000 m
Randy 5,120 m
Jason 5,447 m
Rick 5,573 m
Andrea 5,995 m...a palindrome!
Andrew C 6000 m
Paul 6,000 m
Brent 6,012 m
Patrick Hsr 7,036 m
Larry 9,038 m
Wim 9,561 m



K2 10,000 m
Shawn 10,000 m
Trevor 10,000 m
Dan O' 10,008 m
Angelo 10,355 m
Jeff F 10,337 m
Tom R 10,407 m
Maria 10,455 m
Gene 10,574 m
Robin 11,111 m...a palindrome!
Minnie 12,119 m
Zach 12,635 m
Patrick S 13,305 m
Jeff D 14,076 m
danwho 15,000 m
Judy 15,228 m
Rich 15,404 m
David A 15,803 m
Scott 16,428 m
Frank 19,386 m
Ken 20,000 m
Sergio 20,000 m

21,097 and more = mooners!

Dennis 27,454 m...mooner!
Howard 28,415 m...mooner!
Gary 31,098 m...mooner!
Ron 45,854 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Wild Bill 48,884 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Thor 50,155 m..a half century plus!
Chip 107,057 m...mega mega (related to, but different than, hula hula)
Steve W 835,872 m....whoa. Emptied the meter piggy bank!

[Kona2]

Yesterday's late capture snagged quite a few entries, so it will look like less erging today...which isn't the case!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

2.9 MM Thor
850 K Dennis

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!


Larry 998 m
Briana 1,010 m
JD 1,509 m



Brent 6,017 m



Robin 11,111 m...a one of a kind palindrome!
David A 16,772 m


21,097 and more = mooners!

Thor 21,649 m...mooner!
Bill 23,551 m... mooner!

[cdykstra01]

Uhhh... Hula Hula?... Kona, Ya got me perplexed with that one!

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[Kona2]

Uhhh... Hula Hula?... Kona, Ya got me perplexed with that one!

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Well, it was obscure! When Minnie aka Chris T logs a lot of meters, I say “hula hula” because she likes the Hawaiian themed atta girl. You logged a lot of meters and I wrote mega mega in the same spirit of way to go!

[Kona2]

Woohoo! The thermometer is going up past 25F today! Hallelujah! Almost to dog walking temperature! Have to think of the pads on their feet when venturing out into the frozen tundra, because putting little boots on them is a dog fight almost as much as a compression sock. I knew you'd understand. Meanwhile, colder temperatures are making it much easier to hit the erg time inside!

We're in a multi-Challenge season with the March Mudness Challenge, and now World Erg Challenge starts on Tuesday. Happily the same erg meters can count for both Challenges! The World Erg Challenge is a team challenge, though, and you need to scroll across your logbook to the Teams section, and then down to World Erg Challenge to join. Get onboard! All meters are good meters!

Sign on...sign on....sign on!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

6.95 MM Ron M
6.85 MM Chip
2.15 MM Eric
2.1 MM Gary
1.7 MM Rich C
900 K Steve W
650 K Patrick S
400 K Shawn
250 K Gene

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Tony 1,111 m....a palindrome!
JD 1,512 m
Greg 3,778 m



Danny 5,000 m
Melissa 5,000 m
Shawn 5,000 m
Jeff F 5,045 m
Marios 5,064 m
Dan O' 5,140 m
Patrick S 6,152 m
Frank 6,752 m
Jeff D 7,042 m
Larry 7,049 m
Steve W 7,143 m



Ken 10,000 m
Paul 10,000 m
Sergio 10,013 m
Gary 10,101 m...a one aught one palindrome!
K2 10,101 m...ditto!
Judy 10,142 m
Gene 10,277 m
Brent 12,107 m
Howard 14,175 m
David A 14,463 m
danwho 15,151 m...a palindrome!
Rich 15,308 m
Zach 18,064 m

21,097 and more = mooners!

Thor 21,642 m ... mooner!
Ron 22,822 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Tom R 24,100 m...mooner!
Eric 24,565 m...mooner!
Chip 57,722 m...mega mega!

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop, and way to get it done! Congratulations, David A, on achieving a FOUR million meter erging season! Incredible that you produce so many consecutive multi-million meter seasons! We wish you many, MANY more milestones and celebrations!

PS - Hope all went well with the arrival of your newest grandchild!

[Kona2]

Just a reminder....Monday is pi day....

Mudseason is a long and challenging type of messy season...and now with a third of the Challenge completed, it may feel that way, too! Still, it is a great time of year to get outside to some of your state parks and see who and what are building nests. Bear Creek Lake Park is a state park near Morrison CO, and well used by naturalists, walkers, runners, bicyclists and photographers. John Meyer, a reporter for the Denver Post, interviewed several regular users of the park for an article published today, and the article evokes quite the mental picture:

"When Clint Boston goes for a run at dusk in a densely wooded riparian corridor at Bear Creek Lake Park, a creek setting that is cherished by local nature lovers, he'll often notice owls coming out to accompany him. "I've had so many amazing owl encounters," Boston said. "They are flying right by you as you're running, almost as excited to see you as you are them."

Its peaceful setting is a place of refuge, an immersion into a different world. Our erging is an important part of helping us stay healthy and fit. Perhaps just as, and sometimes more important is finding settings that renew us.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

4 MM David A
2.4 MM Ken
2.3 MM Sergio
1.9 MM Trevor
350 K Jason

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Patrick 3,020 m
Larry 3,034 m




Andre 5,000 m
Marios 5,000 m
Paul 5,000 m
Shawn 5,000 m
Carol W 5,016 m
bg 5,258 m
Jason 6,024 m
Gines 6,149 m
Trevor 6,238 m
Jeff D 7,244 m
Wim 8,549 m



Ken 10,000 m
Robin 11,111 m...a one of a kind palindrome!
Dennis 13,431 m...a palindrome!
Howard 14,314 m
David A 14,503 m
Scott 15,052 m
Rich 18,857 m
Sergio 20,000 m
Ron 23,232 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Chip 33,390 m...mooner!
Wild Bill 36,663 m...a palindrome, a mooner and king of the boat!

[Kona2]

A correction: Bear Creek Lake Park is a city of Lakewood park that resembles a state park in size.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

7.45 MM Wild Bill
6.95 MM Chip
2.95 MM Thor
1.95 MM Howard
1.95 MM danwho
1.15 MM Zach
800 K Larry

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Tony 1,111 m ...a palindrome!
Jacob 1,842 m
Rebecca 3,260 m
Frank 3,427 m
Jason 3,782 m
Kevin 4,066 m
Paul M 5,000 m
Scott 5,000 m
Shawn 5,000 m
Gene 5,044 m
Patrick Hmr 5,173 m
Rich 5,201 m
Jodi 5,359 m
Rick 5,738 m
Larry 6,000 m
Howard 6,032 m
Brent 6,079 m
Dan O 6,606 m
Jeff D 7,043 m
JD 7,365 m
Ken 10,000 m
K2 10,101 m...a palindrome!
Louie 10,101 m...ditto!
Judy 10,216 m
Jeff F 10,260 m
Andrew C 11,000 m
Eric 11,153 m
Steve W 12,000 m
Minnie 14,634 m
danwho 15,151 m...a palindrome!
Jeff G 15,196 m
Marios 16,479 m
Sergio 20,000 m

21,097 m and more = mooners!

Thor 21,695 m...mooner!
Ron 22,822 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Gary 30,103 m...mooner!
Zach 48,992 m...mooner!
Chip 59,648 m...mooner!
Wild Bill 63,325 m...maybe a two fer mooner!

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop, and why not a lucky SEVEN! Congratulations, Ron, on achieving a SEVEN million meter erging season (again!)! We wish you many, MANY more milestones and celebrations!

[Kona2]

Happy Pi Day!

Tomorrow starts the World Erg Challenge! If you haven't signed on for this Challenge yet, take a couple of minutes to scroll across the logbook to the teams section. Then scroll down to join! Naturally, our teammates on the other side of the date line are already hard at work!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

7 MM Ron
3.2 MM Robin
2.35 MM Sergio
1.75 MM Judy
1.55 MM Ted

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Jason 1,861 m
Briana 2,251 m
Larry 4,000 m
JD 4,134 m





Paul 5,000 m
Scott 5,000 m
Dan O' 5,021 m
Carol W 5,280 m...a mile hi number!
Andrew C 6,000 m
Tom R 7,510 m



Chip 10,000 m
Judy 10,216 m
Norma 11,111 m...a palindrome! Mrs P has returned to her erg!
Robin 11,111 m...a palindrome!
Wild Bill 13,331 m...a lucky 13 palindrome!
Howard 14,140 m
Sergio 20,000 m

21,097 and more = mooners!

Ron 23,232 m...a Sinatra palindrome and a mooner!
David A 24,671 m...mooner!
Ted 86,000 m....mega mooner!

[DavidA]

PS - Hope all went well with the arrival of your newest grandchild!

Yes, thank you. He, and his family are all doing well. (It was hectic to be sure around here, as our youngest daughter's engagement party was just a couple days after he was born, so we had to leave before the party was over to get to the airport in time to make it to his circumcision party.)

David

[Kona2]

Whoop, whoop, and way to go! Congratulations, Chip, on achieving a SEVEN million meter erging season! With a meter total fueled by bikeerg and skierg (impressive number of meters there...is hard work!), he is blowing away some of his previous totals! We wish you many, MANY more milestones and celebrations!

[Kona2]

In my house, the device above is referred to as "She who must not be named" since She is nosy.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

7.5 MM Wild Bill
7 MM Chip
2.15 MM Gary
700 K Paul

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

GMan 1,022 m
JD 1,526 m
Andre 2,505 m
Frank 3,369 m
Jeff M 4,174 m
Larry 5,000 m
Patrick Hsr 5,000 m
Paul 5,000 m
Shawn 5,000 m
Dan O' 5,005 m ...a palindrome!
Carol W 5,106 m
Jeff F 5,133 m
Jodi 5,556 m
Rick 5,725 m
Angelo 6,000 m
Andrew C 6,000 m
Steve W 6,000 m
Trevor 6,237 m
Brent 6,267 m
Tom R 7,010 m
Eric 8,081 m
Patrick S 8,523 m
Louie 8,888 m...a palindrome...crazy eights!
Chris H 10,000 m
Ken 10,000 m
Scott 10,000 m
Judy 10,286 m
Robin 11,111 m...a palindrome!
Minnie 12,141 m
Dennis 13,431 m...a palindrome!
Jeff D 14,090 m
Howard 14,137 m
David A 14,484 m
Norma 15,708 m... ...because, as she says, a whole pi would be too much...
Maria 18,545 m

21,097 m and more = mooners!


Gary 21,097 m...mooner!
Thor 21,714 m...mooner!
Ron 22,314 m...mooner with a nod to the pi day!
Sergio 35,008 m...mooner!
Wild Bill 39,993 m...a palindrome and a mooner!
Chip 41,295 m...Mooner!

[cdykstra01]

Whoop, whoop, and way to go! Congratulations, Chip, on achieving a SEVEN million meter erging season! With a meter total fueled by bikeerg and skierg (impressive number of meters there...is hard work!), he is blowing away some of his previous totals! We wish you many, MANY more milestones and celebrations!

Thanks for the "Attaboy!" Kona!